This is rather verbose template for a unit plan based on the assignment sheet distributed previously. Please create parts of this plan on separate pages and just link them to this front page. Also, please delete the italicized instructions for each section as you complete them to reduce clutter.- fogleman
Author: Grade Level: Course:
Purpose of Unit
Explain the purpose and provide an overview of the unit. Be sure you discuss the key concepts and provide us with a summary of the unit's activities.
Grade Span Expectations and Science Practices
Link to the Unpacked GSEs on the RIScienceTeachers wikispace.
Outline, Concept Map, or other Graphical Representation of the Concepts Addressed in the Unit
If you decide to do a concept map, you can create this online at www.gliffy.com. Mindmaps can be created at www.mind42.com. You can also just make your drawing on paper, scan it, and embed it in this (or a linked) page as a jpg.
Lesson Sequence
Present a sequence of lessons for at least 10 days of instruction, including at least one lesson sequence that provides students with opportunities to engage in inquiry practices described in class. You may use the headings that you negotiated with your CT, the ones we used in class, or the RI Lesson Plan Template you've used in previous courses. Your lesson plans should include the sections that we used in our collaborative lesson planning sessions.
Link to Lesson 1
Link to Lesson 2
Link to Lesson 3
etc.
Tip: Please place a link on each lesson page that takes the reader here, i.e. back to your unit's front page.
Assessment Plan
Describe how you will assess your students' understanding of the unit's learning goals throughout the unit. These assessments should include formative assessments, e.g. questions that you ask that probe probable misconceptions, embedded assessments, e.g. activity artifacts, and summative assessments, e.g. tests and quizzes. Note: You are encouraged to use the assessment developed in class in this section.
Link to Assessment 1 (e.g. quiz)
Link to Assessment 2 (e.g. unit test)
Rationale
VERY IMPORTANT - Your rationale should focus on the following questions: How did you make the topic meaningful for students? How did you make use of inquiry? What are the ways in which you assessed student learning? How did you take account of students' prior experiences and knowledge? How will you sequence lessons so that they support the understanding of the learning outcomes? How will you help students make sense of the materials? Please make use of class readings and discussions in writing your rationale. The rationale is important because it serves as evidence that you are thinking about the unit like a teacher, i.e. going beyond "writing plans" to thinking about how you are going to engage your students with a topic in a way that builds over two or three weeks.
Title: PUT TITLE OF YOUR UNIT HERE
This is rather verbose template for a unit plan based on the assignment sheet distributed previously. Please create parts of this plan on separate pages and just link them to this front page. Also, please delete the italicized instructions for each section as you complete them to reduce clutter. -
Author:
Grade Level:
Course:
Purpose of Unit
Explain the purpose and provide an overview of the unit. Be sure you discuss the key concepts and provide us with a summary of the unit's activities.Grade Span Expectations and Science Practices
Outline, Concept Map, or other Graphical Representation of the Concepts Addressed in the Unit
If you decide to do a concept map, you can create this online at www.gliffy.com. Mindmaps can be created at www.mind42.com. You can also just make your drawing on paper, scan it, and embed it in this (or a linked) page as a jpg.Lesson Sequence
Present a sequence of lessons for at least 10 days of instruction, including at least one lesson sequence that provides students with opportunities to engage in inquiry practices described in class. You may use the headings that you negotiated with your CT, the ones we used in class, or the RI Lesson Plan Template you've used in previous courses. Your lesson plans should include the sections that we used in our collaborative lesson planning sessions.Tip: Please place a link on each lesson page that takes the reader here, i.e. back to your unit's front page.
Assessment Plan
Describe how you will assess your students' understanding of the unit's learning goals throughout the unit. These assessments should include formative assessments, e.g. questions that you ask that probe probable misconceptions, embedded assessments, e.g. activity artifacts, and summative assessments, e.g. tests and quizzes. Note: You are encouraged to use the assessment developed in class in this section.Rationale
VERY IMPORTANT - Your rationale should focus on the following questions: How did you make the topic meaningful for students? How did you make use of inquiry? What are the ways in which you assessed student learning? How did you take account of students' prior experiences and knowledge? How will you sequence lessons so that they support the understanding of the learning outcomes? How will you help students make sense of the materials? Please make use of class readings and discussions in writing your rationale. The rationale is important because it serves as evidence that you are thinking about the unit like a teacher, i.e. going beyond "writing plans" to thinking about how you are going to engage your students with a topic in a way that builds over two or three weeks.